English noun: pellet | |||
1. | pellet (shape) a small sphere | ||
Broader (hypernym) | ball, globe, orb | ||
2. | pellet (artifact) a solid missile discharged from a firearm | ||
Samples | The shot buzzed past his ear. | ||
Synonyms | shot | ||
Broader (hypernym) | missile, projectile | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | ball, BB, BB shot, bird shot, buckshot, duck shot, grape, grapeshot, musket ball | ||
Part meronym | canister, canister shot, case shot | ||